Presented from 24 May to 10 June 2006

Directed by
Geoff Crowhurst; (Dons Party Holden Street Theatres, The Truce Bakehouse Theatre and X-ray Adel Fringe 04)

Leo Bailey is a great artist, a national living treasure whose work sells for tens of thousands of dollars. 

When Therese, a young motor-mouth of a woman straight from prison takes a live-in job looking after him she finds him living alone, in filth.  Hes an eccentric, vitriolic, cheeky, witty, ageing, decaying alcoholic with an ego the size of Sydney and a reputation to match.  Therese takes on the challenge of taming this tiger, whilst being watched closely by his daughter Margot, the only member of his family who will speak to him.  This is a Herculean tussle of worthy opponents.  It is filled with humour, sharp wit and fury.  At times achingly tender, at times filled with despair it is a whirlwind ride through Leos fractured messy world, a ride which storms towards a final and moving moment.

"An excellent new Australian play" Sydney Morning Herald

Starring:
David Kendall (The Government Inspector, Proof, The Crucible State Theatre Co of SA),  Jacqueline Cook (Adult Entertainment Bakehouse Theatre, Love, Land and Money - and Dons Party Holden Street Theatres), Anna Linarello (Criminal Genius Bakehouse Theatre, The Secret Garden Budgie Lung Theatre and Equus Adelaide University Theatre Guild and Nathan OKeefe (Checklist for an Armed Robber Vitalstatistix, Dons Party Holden Street Theatres and as David Hicks in X-ray). 

Set and Costume Design
by Kerry Reid

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